LG DVD 5083 Review

Overall Rating

Plays DVD & MP3 CDR/RW, composite or RGB (scart) output.

Won't play VCD or SVCD, no S-Video output, no optical output.

This LG DVD5083 DVD player (£129.99 from Tesco) is overpriced for its spec, it has many less features than players costing £85.

Picture quality is OK, but setup is not very clear and there are not many options!

If the price comes right down & you don`t care about full compatibility then consider it, maybe!

Members' Comments onFreeky.'s Review

• DVDPerson. on 13th Aug 2002

  The price of this DVD has gone down. The dvd can play region free once firmware upgrade is applied and also it can be remote hack to enable VCD (see below).
  
  VCD Enable:
  
  1. Power on the player with no disc in the drive.
  2. Press Pause on the remote control.
  3. Using the remote control, key in the following: 1, 4, 7, 2 (the
  characters 01 47 should appear on the display) [If your player is a non UK
  model, this number will probably be different - don't worry]
  4. Press the UP arrow three times (the characters 04 Fd should appear on the
  display)
  [This number may be different depending on the configuration of your
  specific model - don't worry]
  5. Press Program, 6, Program, 5 (the characters 04 FE should now be
  displayed).
  6. Press Enter (the display should flash briefly).
  7. Press Return.
  8. Power the player off and then back on.
  9. Play a VCD!
  
  http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayershack.php?select=LG%205083
  

• stavrozz. on 4th Jan 2003

  It is correct that you can enable the vcd compability in all LG dvd-players, but think twice before doing it since your warranty is no longer existing. (excuse my bad english)

• Kristian. on 30th Jan 2003

  Hey dudes, i have this player, and i was wondering, can i "hack" my player to see NTSC REG 0 discs?? I'd really want to watch em. If you can help, i'd be very very grateful! Thanks.

• Wraith. on 28th Mar 2003

  The VCD hack works fine even on French player.
  Is there the same kind of trick for multizone enabling?

• Steveh. on 12th Apr 2003

  Then for SVCD do:
  
  1 - Power up the dvd with no disc
  2 - Press Pause and then press 1,4,7,2
  3 - Press up arrow 6 times, the characters 07 00
  should appear on the display, may be different for
  your model
  4 - Press Program 6, Program 5.
  5 - Press Enter
  6- Power off and power on the player

• Dalmo. on 13th Apr 2003

  Is there a code to "unhack" the Vcd so I can get my warranty back? I have the LG-5952N and I didn't enable the Vcd yet because of the warranty problem. Sorry for my bad english! :)

• vanessa bertier on 15th Apr 2004

  Hi there!I just wanna say that i tried out the VCD hack and it works perfect.
  I would like to know how can I do to see in my lg 5083 dvd-r or dvd+r. This player just plays mp3 with 128 kb/s. If there are mp3 with 160 kb/s it does not play.
  I would apreciate some kind of help.
  Sorry for my bad English, but I`m Portuguese. Thanks anyway.

• wolf2020 on 10th Jun 2004

  How can I make this dvd player "region free" preferably by using the remote. If the firmware needs to be updated using a cd where can I get hold of the cd and how do I go about applying it.
  Thanks.

• couchy on 20th Jul 2004

  Does anyone out there know how I can watch copied dvd's on my LG 5083 player?